Author Topic: Spondon Engineering (Read 16799 times)

AllAzusacroozer · « **on:** October 09, 2008, 04:59 PM »

Following on from Mike's comments about forks on my cruiser i spotted a bit of pattern emerging

Anyway, few photo's from BITD of my Spondon Engineering frame + forks (for a while at least)

fouronethreeoh! · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2008, 07:36 PM »

Wow

I think i've got a test in an old magazine of that frame.
I assume that its the same spondon that make motorcycle frames.

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2008, 07:39 PM »

funky frame, did they make many of them? What did it ride like ttm?

sawzall · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2008, 07:58 PM »

wow!!!! thats a strange looking frame set,what year were they made?

kdw712 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2008, 08:17 PM »

not seen one of them before

looks pretty cool

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2008, 08:58 PM »

I knew Spondon made motorcycle frame kits:-

but that bmx is waaaay cool

DINGO

crazycraig · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2008, 09:08 PM »

Spondon make great motorcycle frames .........

That BMX frame is mint !!!! I want one

magna13 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2008, 09:09 PM »

wow! very different! never seen one before!! any info?... were they expensive etc...

dialledbikes · « **Reply #8 on:** October 09, 2008, 09:14 PM »

Torker, it's not very often that someone shows me 2 bikes in 1 day that I've never seen before.

Those Spondon forks look mad!

AL · « **Reply #9 on:** October 09, 2008, 10:26 PM »

Dont they call him Sweary Bob at Spondon

As far as I know he is still going strong making Streatched swingarams for Hyabususa,a etc

Mattdub · « **Reply #10 on:** October 09, 2008, 10:33 PM »

I saw a few of those bitd , mainly local riders ( midlands ) and they ran normal forks .

Those forks are funky as .........

AllAzusacroozer · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2008, 01:57 PM »

Wow, so much interest in my old bike, thanks for all your comments, glad you like it.

The details as i remeber it.

The frame + Forks were made by the same Spondon Engineering of all Spondon laverda's fame around 83-84. My dad had worked at British Rail with the founder/owner of Spondon Engineering so when a prototype turned up in the Derby BMX club we went to see him. I think the frame i had was one of about 3 prototypes. Another Derby/Notts rider had one too, Rob Spendlove. The forks were superlight but failed at the join with the bottom of the steerer tube fairly early on, relaced with Tange Aero's. In its day it was a light as almost anything out there and rode and Jumped very well, longish wheelbase i think so stable. I had to have the frame repaired a few times around the headtube area but it cried enough one day. I guess i would have had it repaired again but my dad won a scorpion ZX300 frame and forks in a raffleat the Colwick race when Jamie Vince won the Skoda so i switched to that.

I remeber the magazine test came as a bit of a suprise, i guess Spondon had got someone else involved to market it, i dont think they were too worried about it really,too busy with the motorbike stuff and the workshop was still tiny then.

If anyone out there could post the magazine article on the frame i would love to read it again.

Stewart

fouronethreeoh! · « **Reply #12 on:** October 11, 2008, 09:07 AM »

I found the article, sorry if its not really readable, i dont have a scanner.
This was in the first bmx mag i bought, Bmx bi-weekly christmas issue 1983 (vol3 iss25)

AllAzusacroozer · « **Reply #13 on:** October 11, 2008, 11:51 AM »

Thanks FourOneThreeOh!

Great to see, doesn't look so out there with normal forks though. didn't realise the distributor was a local company either,

Thanks for the GT id by the way, mines deffo Pro size, so an economy rebuild on the way.

stewart

tdoublejj · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2008, 10:52 AM »

thats so cool
when you find out about stuff that back in the day was built down the road from where you live

mint

tjj

zed4130 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 13, 2008, 11:06 AM »

ill try and find some pics of my old kwaka z1000 , it had a custom spondon frame on it,

magna13 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 13, 2008, 03:39 PM »

you know Spondon still make motorbike stuff?... do you think if you asked them and sent them all the details, drawings etc. that they would make that bmx frame they did that Torker the midlands had? i reckon so... $:-\$ $:-\$

AllAzusacroozer · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2008, 09:25 PM »

The thought had crossed my mind too! I imagine if they did it would be pricey to say the least as it would need a jig making up etc.
Still 24" for me please if your asking!

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #18 on:** May 23, 2009, 06:55 PM »

Quote from: magna13 on October 13, 2008, 03:39 PM

you know Spondon still make motorbike stuff?... do you think if you asked them and sent them all the details, drawings etc. that they would make that bmx frame they did that Torker the midlands had? i reckon so... $:-\$ $:-\$

I visited here today to drop my Ripper off for repair:-

www.giaengineering.co.uk

Gav used to work for Spondon and said he would be interested in doing a bmx frame but has work backed up 6 months making streetfighter frames already

DINGO

magna13 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 26, 2009, 05:17 PM »

Wow, maybe a nice 21.25tt racer? i'd love one if it looked like the one in the 80's...

AllAzusacroozer · « **Reply #20 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:35 AM »

Anyone else spot the Norton Rotary that Michael Dunlop was riding at the TT on TV?

http://www.nortonracing.com/race/

moley · « **Reply #21 on:** June 29, 2009, 02:19 PM »

The Norton didn't qualify to race at the TT in the seniors.

The last senior practice/qualifying session was cancelled due to a crash in the sidecar race involving Crowe and Cox.

It did do a presentation lap before the seniors race though!!

smithy1109rm · « **Reply #22 on:** February 23, 2017, 10:51 PM »

Hi... i rode 1 of the 1st ones...
I would be interested in a frame if anyone know of 1 thats survived

smithy1109rm · « **Reply #23 on:** May 09, 2017, 08:43 PM »

Hi Guys.... i tested the original aerolite as i was sponsored by Dorridge cycles who had a hand in the build.. Pauline who owned the shop had a brother who worked at Dawes as a frame builder... he knew them at Spondon so sat down with a few ideas.. so the aerolite was born..
I have pics of me on the 1st frame at Redditch..
Only a handful of frames were built..

griff · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2017, 09:05 PM »

Now that's what I call a

Good luck in your quest

Author Topic: Spondon Engineering (Read 16799 times)

fouronethreeoh!

magna13

dialledbikes

AL

fouronethreeoh!

tdoublejj

zed4130

magna13

magna13

moley

griff